Item Archive: #artistsatrisk
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Welcoming Saddam Jumaily to AR Saari Residence/Saastamoinen Residency
We are pleased to welcome Saddam Jumaily, renowned Iraqi painter, writer, and graphic artist, as an Artists at Risk (AR) Safe Haven Resident. We have been working to achieve this reprieve in Amman from highly precarious circumstances for almost two years … Continue reading
AR Resident – Saddam Jumaily
Saddam Jumaily (born Saddam Al Saeedi in Basra, Iraq, 1974) is a painter and sculptor with a significant following in his country, where he is known for works that use symbolism to deal with memory and nostalgia. From 1999-2000 Jumaily … Continue reading
AR-Resident Erden Kosova
Erden Kosova is a Turkish art critic and curator based in Istanbul and Berlin. Kosova has been an AR-Resident in Berlin since January 2018. His residency is a cooperation between Artists at Risk (AR) and the project-space Apartment Project … Continue reading
Welcoming Erden Kosova to AR-Safe Haven Berlin
We are pleased to host Erden Kosova as an AR-Resident in Berlin in cooperation with Apartment Project (Selda Asal). Erden will use the residency to continue his theoretical research in the coming months. Erden Kosova is a Turkish art critic and … Continue reading
AR Resident – Spartak Khachanov
Spartak Khachanov is a sculptor and contemporary artist who produces visually, politically and emotionally charged works in a variety of materials and genres. Following an exhibition of his new work at the Kiev Academy of Fine Art (NOAM) in January … Continue reading
PRESS: Will Silence be Golden When Our Freedoms Are Gone?
Source: Collecteur, Dorian Batycka January. 2019 PRESS TEXT: Will Silence Be Golden When Our Freedoms Are Gone? The origin of the word “censor” can be traced to the office of censor established in Rome 443 BCE. While free speech and … Continue reading
PRESS: The Challenges of Being a Syrian Artist Today by Ari Akkermans
SOURCE: Hyperallergic Ari Akkermans 19.07.2018 PRESS TEXT: The Challenges of Being a Syrian Artist Today Once artists leave Syria many find that international borders are closed to them as they try to build a professional and creative life in exile. … Continue reading
PRESS: Barcelona buscarà protecció a l’estranger per als artistes amb causes judicials obertes by Roger Torres i Liñán
SOURCE: Beteve Roger Torres i Liñán 05.06.2018 PRESS TEXT: Barcelona buscarà protecció a l’estranger per als artistes amb causes judicials obertes Gerardo Pisarello i Jaume Asens es reuneixen amb el raper condemnat Pablo Hasel i entitats a favor de la … Continue reading
PRESS: Ser Jakobstad som självklar fristad: “Vi har en stor humanitet här” by JESSICA POIKKIJOKI
SOURCE: Österbottens Tidning JESSICA POIKKIJOKI 18.05.2018 PRESS TEXT: Ser Jakobstad som självklar fristad: “Vi har en stor humanitet här” Foto: Jessica Poikkijoki Svenska Karin Hansson och turkiska Baran Caginli lyssnar medan Marita Muukkonen berättar om situationen i Finland vad gäller intresset bland … Continue reading
Documentation: Launching of “Dismantling the system of Mugabeism” by Nosilathi E. Moyo
RELATED: Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo: AR’s first AR-Safe Haven Berlin Resident Launching his new book, “Dismantling the system of Mugabeism” at the event Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo | AR-Artist in Residency: Presentation at SAVVY Contemporary. Marita Muukkonen and Ivor Stodolsky introduced the programme … Continue reading